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a British victory that was a severe blow to the colonies; it gave the British nearly complete control of the Southern colonies |
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American victory at Cowpens, South Carolina in January of 1781 that led to the British defeat at Yorktown |
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a German officer who helped turn the soldiers at Valley Forge into a professional army |
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young French soldier who joined Washington's staff at Valley Forge
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| British victory in Georgia; this was the start of a new strategy for the British to look for Loyalist support in the South |
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American navy captain who attacked and defeated a British ship; "I have not yet begun to fight!" |
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Patriot commander in the South; he forced the British to chase him and then he would turn and fight. |
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British defeat in Virginia that was the last major battle of the American Revolution; French and American soldiers and the French navy surrounded Cornwallis' troops |
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document signed in Paris that officially ended the American Revolution; Britain recognized the USA as an independent nation; signed by Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. |
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